Vote Result

Yea Votes

Nay Votes

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to adopt a conference report appropriating $19.1 billion for the Department of Interior and related agencies to fund wildlife restoration, land management, energy programs and others in FY 2002, which is a $300 million increase from FY 2001.

Highlights:

$2.8 billion for the Indian Health Service.

$2.3 billion for Bureau of Indian Affairs programs.

$2.2 billion for wildfire needs, including $400 million reserved for emergency spending.

$1.8 billion for energy and energy conservation programs.

$1.5 billion for the National Park Service.

$1.32 billion for land conservation programs.

$776 million for the Bureau of Land Management.

$210 million for the Payment in Lieu of Taxes program, which assists counties with high percentages of nontaxable federal land and correspondingly low property tax revenue.

Vote Result

Yea Votes

Nay Votes

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to adopt a conference report appropriating $19.1 billion for the Department of Interior and related agencies to fund wildlife restoration, land management, energy programs and others in FY 2002, which is a $300 million increase from FY 2001.

Highlights:

$2.8 billion for the Indian Health Service.

$2.3 billion for Bureau of Indian Affairs programs.

$2.2 billion for wildfire needs, including $400 million reserved for emergency spending.

$1.8 billion for energy and energy conservation programs.

$1.5 billion for the National Park Service.

$1.32 billion for land conservation programs.

$776 million for the Bureau of Land Management.

$210 million for the Payment in Lieu of Taxes program, which assists counties with high percentages of nontaxable federal land and correspondingly low property tax revenue.